The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2

Name: The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2
Author: Polo, Marco

Polo, Marco

Asia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; Mongols -- History; Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?; Voyages and travels

_Japan, the Archipelago, Southern India, and the Coasts and
                      Islands of the Indian Sea._

  CHAP.                                                             PAGE
     I.—OF THE MERCHANT SHIPS OF MANZI THAT SAIL UPON THE INDIAN
      SEAS                                                           249

      NOTES.—1. _Pine Timber._ 2. _Rudder and Masts._ 3. _Watertight
            Compartments._ 4. _Chinese substitute for Pitch._ 5.
            _Oars used by Junks._ 6. _Descriptions of Chinese Junks
            from other Mediæval Writers._

    II.—DESCRIPTION OF THE ISLAND OF CHIPANGU, AND THE GREAT KAAN’S
      DESPATCH OF A HOST AGAINST IT                                  253

      NOTES.—1. _Chipangu or Japan._ 2. _Abundance of Gold._ 3.
            _The Golden Palace._ 4. _Japanese Pearls. Red Pearls._

   III.—WHAT FURTHER CAME OF THE GREAT KAAN’S EXPEDITION AGAINST
      CHIPANGU                                                       258

      NOTES.—1. _Kúblái’s attempts against Japan. Japanese Narrative
            of the Expedition here spoken of._ (See App. L. 9.) 2.
            _Species of Torture._ 3. _Devices to procure
            Invulnerability._

    IV.—CONCERNING THE FASHION OF THE IDOLS                          263

      NOTES.—1. _Many-limbed Idols._ 2. _The Philippines and
            Moluccas._ 3. _The name |Chin| or |China|._ 4. _The Gulf
            of Cheinan._

     V.—OF THE GREAT COUNTRY CALLED CHAMBA                           266

      NOTES.—1. _Champa, and Kúblái’s dealings with it._ (See App.
            L. 10). 2. _Chronology._ 3. _Eagle-wood and Ebony.
            Polo’s use of Persian words._

    VI.—CONCERNING THE GREAT ISLAND OF JAVA                          272

      NOTE.—_Java; its supposed vast extent. Kúblái’s expedition
            against it and failure._

   VII.—WHEREIN THE ISLES OF SONDUR AND CONDUR ARE SPOKEN OF; AND
      THE KINGDOM OF LOCAC                                           276

      NOTES.—1. _Textual._ 2. _Pulo Condore._ 3. _The Kingdom of
            Locac, Southern Siam._

  VIII.—OF THE ISLAND CALLED PENTAM, AND THE CITY MALAIUR            280

      NOTES.—1. _Bintang._ 2. _The Straits of Singapore._ 3.
            _Remarks on the Malay Chronology. Malaiur probably
            Palembang._

    IX.—CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF JAVA THE LESS. THE KINGDOMS OF
      FERLEC AND BASMA                                               284

      NOTES.—1. _The Island of Sumatra: application of the term
            |Java|._ 2. _Products of Sumatra. The six kingdoms._ 3.
            _Ferlec or Parlák. The Battas._ 4. _Basma, Pacem, or
            Pasei._ 5. _The Elephant and the Rhinoceros. The Legend
            of Monoceros and the Virgin._ 6. _Black Falcon._

     X.—THE KINGDOMS OF SAMARA AND DAGROIAN                          292

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